Where does “Peptid” come from?

Peptid (German) comes from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

Peptid (German): peptide

Definitions

  1. peptide

Ancestry of “Peptid”, step by step

Peptid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πεπτός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεπτόςdigested; cooked
2Ancient GreekπέπτωAlternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest
3Ancient GreekπέσσωI soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest
4Proto-Hellenicpéťťōto cook; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-ye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

via German Pepton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPepton—

Words derived from “Peptid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye- →